Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

With the holidays approaching, it seems an apt time to review a few classic Christmas movies. There may be some argument as to what qualifies as a classic Christmas movie. For the sake of simplicity, I will assume that by classic, I mean movies that I think are very funny (which definition will eventually be commonplace, I'm sure).

First, there is the quintessential Christmas classic, A Christmas Story. Not loving this movie is like not loving Chipotle or Grape Nuts. It just doesn't make sense. 1.9π.

Next, there is the Griswald family Christmas as depicted in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. In our family, we kick off the Christmas season on black Friday by watching this movie. I would be surprised if you haven't seen this movie. In fact, I wouldn't be more surprised if I woke up with my face sewn to the carpet. 1.9π.

Lastly, there is the Home Alone series which consists of exactly two movies: Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (there may have been a third installment, but it was so terrible that it is not mentioned -- in the same way that we don't talk about Revenge of the Sith, The Matrix Revolutions, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park). Home Alone is a movie that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas, because what says Christmas better than a couple of bricks to the head? 1.75π.